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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Quick Facts Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, Venue ...

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Janet Evans (USA)8:17.12 Orlando, United States22 March 1988
Olympic record Tiffany Cohen (USA)8:24.96 Los Angeles, United States3 August 1984

The following records were established during the competition:

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Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[2]

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Final

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References

  1. [1]
    "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 421–422. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 422. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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